Date of Filing: March 22, 2000 File No.____________
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
FORM U5A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
Filed under Section 5(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
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The undersigned holding companies hereby notify the Securities and Exchange
Commission that they register under and pursuant to the provisions of Section
5(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and furnish the following
information as to the registrants and subsidiary companies thereof:
1. Exact name of registrants:
(a) The National Grid Group plc;
(b) National Grid (US) Holdings Limited;
(c) National Grid (US) Investments;
(d) National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited;
(e) National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited;
(f) National Grid General Partnership; and
(g) NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be renamed National Grid USA)
2. Address of principal executive offices:
(a) The National Grid Group plc
Kirby Corner Road
Coventry CV4 8JY
United Kingdom
(b) National Grid (US) Holdings Limited
185 Park Street
London SE1 9DY
United Kingdom
(c) National Grid (US) Investments
185 Park Street
London SE1 9DY
United Kingdom
(d) National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited
6 Avenue Pasteur
L-2310
Luxembourg
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(e) National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited
6 Avenue Pasteur
L-2310
Luxembourg
(f) National Grid General Partnership
10th Floor
Oliver Building
2 Oliver Street
Boston, MA 02109
(g) NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be renamed National Grid USA)
25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582
3. Name and address of officer to whom notices and communications
should be addressed:
(a) The National Grid Group plc
Fiona Smith
Company Secretary and General Counsel
Kirby Corner Road
CV4 8JY
United Kingdom
(b) National Grid (US) Holdings Limited
Fiona Smith
Director
185 Park Street
London SE1 9DY
United Kingdom
(c) National Grid (US) Investments
Fiona Smith
Director
185 Park Street
London SE1 9DY
United Kingdom
(d) National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited
Guy Marie Albert Ferdinand Harles
6 Avenue Pasteur
L-2310
Luxembourg
Additional copy to:
Anthony Hill
25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582
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(e) National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited
Guy Marie Albert Ferdinand Harles
6 Avenue Pasteur
L-2310
Luxembourg
Additional copy to:
Anthony Hill
25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582
(f) National Grid General Partnership
Anthony Hill
25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582
(g) NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be renamed National Grid USA)
Richard P. Sergel
25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582
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4. Required information regarding the registrant and each subsidiary
company thereof (indented to reflect parent-subsidiary
relationships):
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Name of Company Form of Country or U.S. Type of Business
Organization State of
(using the Organization
terminology of
jurisdiction)
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The National Grid Group plc Public Limited England & Wales Holding Company
Company ("plc")
National Grid Holdings Ltd. Private Limited England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company Company
The National Grid Company plc plc England & Wales Transmission Company
NGC Nominees Ltd. Private Limited England & Wales Nominee Shareholder
Company ("Priv.
Ltd. Co.")
Datumatrix Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Electracom Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Energi Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Energis Services Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
First Point Services Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
First Point Solutions Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Gemstone Software Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Grid International Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Gridcom Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
International Power Systems Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
IPS Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NATGRID Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC (GB) Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC Energy Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC IT Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC Leisure Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC Settlements Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGC Technology Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Powercom Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Supergrid Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Teldata Services Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Teldata Solutions Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Telecom Electric Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Energy Market Operations Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
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Gridnat Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NatGrid Holdings Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
National Grid Market Services Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
NGG Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Transgrid Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Datum Solutions Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Metering and Data
Services
ESIS Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Administers Energy
Trading Settlement
Systems
Energy Pool Funds Administration Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Administers Fund
Transfers in Energy
Trading
NGC Two Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
The National Grid Investments Co. Private Unlimited England & Wales Inactive
Company
NGC Employee Shares Trustee Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Trustee of Benefit Plans
NGC Leasing Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Leases Motor Vehicles for
National Grid Use
NGC Properties Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Real Estate Development
EnMo Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Gas Market Administrator
National Grid Insurance Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. Guernsey Captive Insurer
National Grid International Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
National Grid Overseas Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
National Grid Holdings BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
National Grid Indus BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Business Development
National Grid India BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
Karnataka Translink Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. India Inactive
NGC do Brasil Participacoes Ltda, Priv. Ltd. Co. Brazil Project Development
National Grid Brazil BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
JVCO Participacoes Ltda. Priv. Ltd. Co. Brazil Intermediate Holding
Company
Holdco Participacoes Ltda. Priv. Ltd. Co. Brazil Intermediate Holding
Company
Bonari Holding Ltda. Priv. Ltd. Co. Brazil Telecommunications
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National Grid Zambia BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
Copperbelt Energy Corp. plc plc Zambia Transmission Company
National Grid Finance BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
Citelec SA Priv. Ltd. Co. Argentina Intermediate Holding
Company
Transener SA Priv. Ltd. Co. Argentina Transmission Company
Transba Priv. Ltd. Co. Argentina Transmission Company
National Grid Brazil Transmission BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Business Development
National Grid Holland Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Investment Company
National Grid Poland BV Priv. Ltd. Co. Netherlands Intermediate Holding
Company
NGKT (currently held by National Priv. Ltd. Co. Poland Telecommunications
Grid International Ltd.)
The Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
National Grid Zambia Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Teldata International Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
Teldata Solutions Inc. Corporation Delaware Metering Solutions
First Point Services Inc. Corporation Delaware Billing Software
National Grid (USA) Inc. Corporation Delaware Investment Research
National Grid (Isle of Man) Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. Isle of Man Intermediate Holding
Company
Manx Cable Company Priv. Ltd. Co. Isle of Man Transmission Company
Grid Investment Holdings Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
Grid One Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Inactive
The National Grid Group Quest Trustee Co. Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Trustee of National Grid
Group's Qualifying Share
Trust
NGG Telecoms Holdings Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
NGG Telecoms Investment Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
NGG Telecoms Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
Energis plc plc England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
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Energis Holding Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
Energis Communications Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Telecommunications
NatGrid Finance Holding Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
NatGrid Finance Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Intermediate Holding
Company
NG Jersey Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. Jersey Investment Company
NG Investments Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. Jersey Investment Company
Natgrid Investments Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Investment Company
National Grid One Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Investment Company
National Grid Two Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Investment Company
National Grid Gold Ltd. Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Investment Company
National Grid (US) Holdings Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. England & Wales Holding Company
National Grid (US) Investments Private Unlimited England & Wales Holding Company
Company
National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. Ireland Holding Company
National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited Priv. Ltd. Co. Ireland Holding Company
National Grid General Partnership Partnership Delaware Holding Company
NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be Corporation Delaware Holding Company
renamed National Grid USA)
Massachusetts Electric Co. Corporation Massachusetts Electric Public Utility
Narrangansett Electric Co. Corporation Rhode Island Electric Public Utility
Granite State Electric Co. Corporation New Hampshire Electric Public Utility
Nantucket Electric Co. Corporation Massachusetts Electric Public Utility
New England Power Co. Corporation Massachusetts Electricity Transmission
and Brokering
Vermont Yankee Corporation Vermont Nuclear Plant Owner
Nuclear Power Corp.
Yankee Atomic Corporation Massachusetts Nuclear Plant Owner
Electric Co.
Connecticut Yankee Corporation Connecticut Nuclear Plant Owner
Atomic Power Co.
Maine Yankee Atomic Corporation Maine Nuclear Plant Owner
Power Co.
New England Electric Trans. Corporation New Hampshire Transmission Company
Corp.
New England Hydro-Trans. Corporation Massachusetts Transmission Company
Elec. Co., Inc.
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New England Hydro-Trans. Corporation New Hampshire Transmission Company
Corp.
New England Hydro Corporation Massachusetts Financing Company
Finance Co., Inc.
(owned by New
England Hydro-Trans.
Elec. Co. , Inc. and
New England Hydro-
Trans. Corp)
NEES Comm., Inc. Corporation Massachusetts Telecommunications
NEES Corporation Massachusetts Inactive
Telecomm. Corp.
Wayfinder Group, Inc. Corporation Massachusetts Utility Consultants
Nexus Energy Corporation Massachusetts Software/Marketing
Software, Inc.
NEES Energy, Inc. Corporation Massachusetts Marketing
AllEnergy Marketing L.L.C. Delaware Marketing and Services
Co., L.L.C.
Texas Liquids, L.L.C. Massachusetts Propane Sales
L.L.C. (99%
AllEnergy and
1% NEES
Energy)
AEDR Fuels L.L.C. Maine Home Heating Oil
L.L.C.
Texas-Ohio Gas, Corporation Delaware Natural Gas Marketing
Inc.
Granite State Energy, Inc. Corporation New Hampshire Marketing and Services
New England Power Service Corporation Massachusetts Service Company
Co.
Metro West Realty, L.L.C. L.L.C. Delaware Real Estate
25 Research Drive, L.L.C. L.L.C. Massachusetts Formed to Acquire
Eastern Utilities
Associates
New England Energy, Inc. Corporation Massachusetts Inactive
NEWHC, Inc.. Corporation Massachusetts Inactive
NGG Trustee L.L.C. II L.L.C. Massachusetts Merger vehicle
NGG (Delaware) L.L.C. L.L.C. Delaware Merger vehicle
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, the registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly
signed on its behalf in the City of Boston and State of Massachusetts on the
22nd day of March, 2000.
The National Grid Group plc;
National Grid (US) Holdings Limited;
National Grid (US) Investments;
National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited;
National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited;
National Grid General Partnership; and
NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be renamed National Grid USA)
(Name of Registrants)
By: /s/ Clare M. Phelan
Clare M. Phelan
Vice President of NGG Holdings, Inc.
Attest:
/s/ Jonathan M.G. Carlton
Jonathan M.G. Carlton
Business Development Manager-Regulation
The National Grid Group plc
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VERIFICATION
State of Massachusetts
County of Suffolk
The undersigned being duly sworn and deposes and says that she has duly
executed the attached notification of registration dated March 22, 2000 for and
on behalf of:
(a) The National Grid Group plc,
(b) National Grid (US) Holdings Limited,
(c) National Grid (US) Investments,
(d) National Grid (Ireland) 1 Limited,
(e) National Grid (Ireland) 2 Limited,
(f) National Grid General Partnership, and
(g) NGG Holdings, Inc. (to be renamed National Grid USA);
that she is the Vice President of NGG Holdings, Inc and authorized to sign on
behalf of it and the remaining registrants; and that all action by stockholders,
directors and other bodies necessary to authorize deponent to execute and file
such instrument has been taken. Deponent further says that she is familiar with
such instrument and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth
are true to the best of her knowledge, information and belief.
/s/ Clare M. Phelan
Clare M. Phelan
(OFFICIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
a Notary Public,
this 22nd day of March, 2000.
/s/ Sheila H. Dumaine
My commission expires: July 9, 2004.